We’re really struggling to fit so much awesomeness into just 8 days. So, just before the festival officially starts we’ve snuck in an extra special pre-festival launch spectacular to kick off GameCity 8 in style!
Just HOURS before the official turning on of the Two Big Screens, we’ll be lighting up Nottingham with the UK premiere of the new PixelPyros show, an event from brilliant artist Seb Lee-Delisle. On Friday 18 October, from 7.30pm, head down to the Market Square for a dazzling interactive display of digital fireworks.
The brilliant thing about this HUGE firework display is that once we’ve lit the blue touch paper, you don’t have to stand well back. You see, the fireworks are projected onto a massive screen and controlled by YOU! Make your way up to the screen, touch the bottom of it and trigger the most amazing display of pixellated pyrotechnics you’ve ever seen!
This isn’t the kind of thing you see everyday – and it’s coming to GameCity just for you and your family and friends, for FREE!
Not only that- the whole event is being produced for you in association with our friends at theCreative Quarter.
How else could you possibly want to spend the first Friday evening of half-term?
This is an outdoor event that is subject to change. It's totally dependent on weather conditions and other uncontrollable factors. Whilst every effort will be made to ensure that the event takes place, there's a chance that it just might not be able to go ahead because of wind speed and other complicated stuff. If that happens, we're sorry! We take the safety of the public and our audience VERY seriously. We'll make it up to you, promise.
Games!
Talks!
Workshops!
Crafts!
Every Day!
Our flagship events venue will be hosting tons of interesting playful stuff submitted through our open platform initiative, OpenGameCity. Find it at The Creative Quarter Pop-Up Centre, 10 Fletcher Gate, Nottingham, NG1 2FS. It’s handily located just down the road from the 2 Big Screens on Old Market Square or a few short strides away from the Lace Market tram stop.
The space is going to be transformed into our very own Open Arcade and open every day of the festival – 19-26 October 2013, from 10am-5pm. You can expect games, talks, workshops, craft activities and lots more!
Exhibitors:
Clocking Off, Table Flip Games
Delta-V Racing, Spacehopper Studios
DevSoc, NTU
Maze Of Bears!, SnappyFingers
Puckey, David Williamson
Q.U.B.E. Director's Cut, Mudvark
Rotation Station & Rude Bear Radio, Vorpal Games
Soul Machine Demo, Drop Dead Interactive
Space Salvager, 2 Person Games
Super Killer Hornet: Resurrection, Flump Studios
Workshop 1 of 3.
Workshop continues Sunday 20 & Monday 21, 11am-5pm.
An exclusive three day workshop with the principle designers from the Dentaku invention studio, Yuri Suzuki (Yahama / Teenage Engineering) and Mark McKeague (Bang & Olufsen). Working with the studios’ latest product Ototo, commissioned by Near Now, you will design and invent playful sound objects from origami that sings when touched to electronic drum kits made from saucepans. The workshop culminates in a showcase of your playful musical DIY experiments on Monday 21.
Tickets on sale now via Near Now.
Cost: £60 / £48 for 3 workshop sessions (Lunch provided)
Games!
Talks!
Workshops!
Crafts!
Every Day!
Our flagship events venue will be hosting tons of interesting playful stuff submitted through our open platform initiative, OpenGameCity. Find it at The Creative Quarter Pop-Up Centre, 10 Fletcher Gate, Nottingham, NG1 2FS. It’s handily located just down the road from the 2 Big Screens on Old Market Square or a few short strides away from the Lace Market tram stop.
The space is going to be transformed into our very own Open Arcade and open every day of the festival – 19-26 October 2013, from 10am-5pm. You can expect games, talks, workshops, craft activities and lots more!
Exhibitors:
Suitcase Arcade, Lucky Frame
Delta-V Racing, Spacehopper Studios
DevSoc, NTU
Maze Of Bears!, SnappyFingers
Puckey, David Williamson
Pulse Dance, Pavilion Dance South West
Q.U.B.E. Director's Cut, Mudvark
Rotation Station & Rude Bear Radio, Vorpal Games
SMESPORT, Smestorp
Soul Machine Demo, Drop Dead Interactive
Space Farmers, Bumpkin Brothers
Space Salvager, 2 Person Games
Workshop 2 of 3.
Workshop continues Monday 21, 11am-5pm.
An exclusive three day workshop with the principle designers from the Dentaku invention studio, Yuri Suzuki (Yahama / Teenage Engineering) and Mark McKeague (Bang & Olufsen). Working with the studios’ latest product Ototo, commissioned by Near Now, you will design and invent playful sound objects from origami that sings when touched to electronic drum kits made from saucepans. The workshop culminates in a showcase of your playful musical DIY experiments on Monday 21.
Tickets on sale now via Near Now.
Cost: £60 / £48 for 3 workshop sessions (Lunch provided)
The Game Pad is a pop-up gaming cafe run by the folks from the awesome Alley Café, Nottingham's premier destination for tasty vegetarian and vegan food, and Serious Gamer, Nottingham's newest independent videogame shop. You can find the Serious Gamer store at Unit 25 West End Arcade, NG1 6JP.
They've teamed up to take over The Om Centre, 19 Greyhound Street, NG1 2DP. Just a few strides away from the action on the Old Market Square; it's the perfect place for a tasty snack and an afternoon of gaming goodness.
There'll be a range of retro and modern consoles to play at your leisure, with a fully stocked cafe to recharge yourself. A week of casual gameplay as well as competitive events.
Today At The Game Pad
Retro fighting games plus a chance to win a range of goodies from the awesome people at Insert Coin Clothing and MS / PS points from Serious Gamer.
Tekken & Street Fighter competitions with a host of retro titles for casual players. Test your skills against the best of Nottingham and beyond. We will have loads of different consoles available to play so let us know if there are any classics you would like to see, or perhaps you have a copy you'd like to bring along?
Prizes up for grabs are;
King of the Iron Fist Championship Hoodies (Black)
'Viva King' Tee Shirt
'Street Fighter Championship' Tee Shirt
£3 entry for the competitive events / All players need to bring their own pad/fight sticks for the event.
For more details and to register your interest in the competition, join the Facebook Event.
Minecraft is one of the most popular, acclaimed and creative videogames ever to be released. These sessions will bring you a new perspective on this amazing game. Created by the team from MinecraftEdu, an international team of educators and programmers working directly with Mojang, get ready to experience Minecraft in a whole new way!
There's LOTS more information about MinecraftEdu on their website: http://minecraftedu.com/
This is a STEAM School workshop open to all ages, taking place in Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies, Room c217.
Children under 16 will need to be accompanied by a Parent or Guardian at these workshops.
Sign up for this session using the ticket link below.
Games!
Talks!
Workshops!
Crafts!
Every Day!
Our flagship events venue will be hosting tons of interesting playful stuff submitted through our open platform initiative, OpenGameCity. Find it at The Creative Quarter Pop-Up Centre, 10 Fletcher Gate, Nottingham, NG1 2FS. It’s handily located just down the road from the 2 Big Screens on Old Market Square or a few short strides away from the Lace Market tram stop.
The space is going to be transformed into our very own Open Arcade and open every day of the festival – 19-26 October 2013, from 10am-5pm. You can expect games, talks, workshops, craft activities and lots more!
Exhibitors:
Delta-V Racing, Spacehopper Studios
DevSoc, NTU
Q.U.B.E. Director's Cut, Mudvark
SMESPORT, Smestorp
Soul Machine Demo, Drop Dead Interactive
Space Farmers, Bumpkin Brothers
Space Salvager, 2 Person Games
3-2-1-Ignition*, Ignite Futures
Suitcase Arcade, Lucky Frame
Banshee, Mr Dog Media
Workshop 3 of 3.
Workshop series starts on Saturday 19, 11am-5pm.
An exclusive three day workshop with the principle designers from the Dentaku invention studio, Yuri Suzuki (Yahama / Teenage Engineering) and Mark McKeague (Bang & Olufsen). Working with the studios’ latest product Ototo, commissioned by Near Now, you will design and invent playful sound objects from origami that sings when touched to electronic drum kits made from saucepans. This workshop culminates in a showcase of your playful musical DIY experiments.
Tickets on sale now via Near Now.
Cost: £60 / £48 for 3 workshop sessions (Lunch provided)
The Game Pad is a pop-up gaming cafe run by the folks from the awesome Alley Café, Nottingham's premier destination for tasty vegetarian and vegan food, and Serious Gamer, Nottingham's newest independent videogame shop. You can find the Serious Gamer store at Unit 25 West End Arcade, NG1 6JP.
They've teamed up to take over The Om Centre, 19 Greyhound Street, NG1 2DP. Just a few strides away from the action on the Old Market Square; it's the perfect place for a tasty snack and an afternoon of gaming goodness.
There'll be a range of retro and modern consoles to play at your leisure, with a fully stocked cafe to recharge yourself. A week of casual gameplay as well as competitive events.
Today At The Game Pad
High Score Challenge Day! Try to beat previous players' high scores on a set of games curated by The Game Pad.
Minecraft is one of the most popular, acclaimed and creative videogames ever to be released. These sessions will bring you a new perspective on this amazing game. Created by the team from MinecraftEdu, an international team of educators and programmers working directly with Mojang, get ready to experience Minecraft in a whole new way!
There's LOTS more information about MinecraftEdu on their website: http://minecraftedu.com/
This is a STEAM School workshop taking place in Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies, Room c217.
Children under 16 will need to be accompanied by a Parent or Guardian at these workshops.
Sign up for this session using the ticket link below.
Join Near Now for the launch of offbeat inventors Dentaku’s latest product, Ototo.
Ototo (Japanese for younger brother and pronounced oh-toe-toe) is an experimental printed circuit board (PCB), which, combining sensors, inputs and touchpads, allows you to easily create your own electronic musical instrument.
Ototo is designed to let anyone unpack a kit and make anything from drum sets out of saucepans to a coat stand that sings when you place a coat on it’s pegs. This is an exclusive chance to hear and see Ototo in action. Participants from the Ototo Invention Workshop will show off their own playful musical DIY experiments using the Ototo platform.
The principle designers from invention studio Dentaku, Yuri Suzuki and Mark McKeague, will talk about the development and future of the Ototo platform.
The charming folks from local games night Gambling Lambs, usually to be found in Lee Rosy’s Tea Room on the first Thursday of every month, are bringing along a stack of boardgames for you to play.
@gamblinglambs / gamblinglambs.com
Live music from 6.00pm-7.00pm, the bluesy-folky acoustic tunes of:
Sam Jones
Sam was one of Nusic‘s Future Sound Of Nottingham finalists this year. Read LeftLion’s interview with him here.
Games!
Talks!
Workshops!
Crafts!
Every Day!
Our flagship events venue will be hosting tons of interesting playful stuff submitted through our open platform initiative, OpenGameCity. Find it at The Creative Quarter Pop-Up Centre, 10 Fletcher Gate, Nottingham, NG1 2FS. It’s handily located just down the road from the 2 Big Screens on Old Market Square or a few short strides away from the Lace Market tram stop.
The space is going to be transformed into our very own Open Arcade and open every day of the festival – 19-26 October 2013, from 10am-5pm. You can expect games, talks, workshops, craft activities and lots more!
Exhibitors:
Chroma, Mark Foster
DevSoc, NTU
Gaming with a disability, LEPMIS
RGCD Showcase (Super Bread Box Launch)
Soul Machine Demo, Drop Dead Interactive
Space Salvager, 2 Person Games
Bosch Art Game, Jheronimus Bosch 500 Foundation
3-2-1-Ignition*, Ignite Futures
Suitcase Arcade, Lucky Frame
Join Quintin Smith, writer for Eurogamer & Kotaku, editor of the brilliant Shut Up & Sit Down, for a day of boardgaming goodness. He’ll be demoing some of his favourite games and teaching you how to play them throughout the day.
@Quinns108 / www.shutupandsitdown.com
There’s also live music from 6.00pm-7.00pm with the indie/soul music of:
Lee Gough
Who brings his guitar, his soulful voice, his heart-wrenching lyrics and catchy tunes.
Plus – Gambling Lambs’ Boardgame Library
The Game Pad is a pop-up gaming cafe run by the folks from the awesome Alley Café, Nottingham's premier destination for tasty vegetarian and vegan food, and Serious Gamer, Nottingham's newest independent videogame shop. You can find the Serious Gamer store at Unit 25 West End Arcade, NG1 6JP.
They've teamed up to take over The Om Centre, 19 Greyhound Street, NG1 2DP. Just a few strides away from the action on the Old Market Square; it's the perfect place for a tasty snack and an afternoon of gaming goodness.
There'll be a range of retro and modern consoles to play at your leisure, with a fully stocked cafe to recharge yourself. A week of casual gameplay as well as competitive events.
Today At The Game Pad
A racing game special! Try to beat The Game Pad team at titles such as Forza, Need For Speed, and F-Zero.
Zombie Survival Night! Spooky and Mysterious...
History is littered with great rivalries, but perhaps none more nasty, festering, bitterly contested and pointless than Commodore versus Spectrum.
In one corner, eccentric UK entrepreneur Clive Sinclair and his rubber keyed, everyman computer for the masses; Facing him, the aggressive Shatnered marketing force of Jack Tramiel.
In a dance as old as time itself these two punch-drunk, bruised old fighters have come out of retirement for one final rumble in the Mogal-e-Azam Indian Restaurant.
Commodore vs Spectrum.
Choose your side.
This ends tonight.
Entry £10 including a DELICIOUS CURRY DINNER! Please pay on the door.
Games!
Talks!
Workshops!
Crafts!
Every Day!
Our flagship events venue will be hosting tons of interesting playful stuff submitted through our open platform initiative, OpenGameCity. Find it at The Creative Quarter Pop-Up Centre, 10 Fletcher Gate, Nottingham, NG1 2FS. It’s handily located just down the road from the 2 Big Screens on Old Market Square or a few short strides away from the Lace Market tram stop.
The space is going to be transformed into our very own Open Arcade and open every day of the festival – 19-26 October 2013, from 10am-5pm. You can expect games, talks, workshops, craft activities and lots more!
Exhibitors:
Clocking Off, Table Flip Games
DevSoc, NTU
RGCD Showcase (Super Bread Box Launch)
SMESPORT, Smestorp
Sokobond, Alan Hazelden
Space Salvager, 2 Person Games
The Stanley Parable, Galactic Cafe
The Steampunk League, Dixidiasoft
Wonderstruck Games - Polycraft and Strongroom
Bosch Art Game, Jheronimus Bosch 500 Foundation
3-2-1-Ignition*, Ignite Futures
Suitcase Arcade, Lucky Frame
Microtowns, inPractice.org
Confetti Game Jam
Two Rooms and a Boom, Shut Up Sit Down
The Game Pad is a pop-up gaming cafe run by the folks from the awesome Alley Café, Nottingham's premier destination for tasty vegetarian and vegan food, and Serious Gamer, Nottingham's newest independent videogame shop. You can find the Serious Gamer store at Unit 25 West End Arcade, NG1 6JP.
They've teamed up to take over The Om Centre, 19 Greyhound Street, NG1 2DP. Just a few strides away from the action on the Old Market Square; it's the perfect place for a tasty snack and an afternoon of gaming goodness.
There'll be a range of retro and modern consoles to play at your leisure, with a fully stocked cafe to recharge yourself. A week of casual gameplay as well as competitive events.
Today At The Game Pad
SP East Midlands and SP Derby present Nintendo at The Game Pad.
Lots of fun and games. Apart from the normal Nintendo 3DS and 2DS StreetPass activities we also will be having lots of Nintendo related fun!
Hopefully a Wii U to play on, 3 Wii’s with Mario Kart Wii, Wii Sports and Super Smash Bros Brawl, N64 and SNES for the older ones!
Also an activity table for the little ones!
Prizes to be won!
Come down and pop in, even if just to get your StreetPass plaza growing!
Plus - Mario Kart & Super Smash Bros Brawl tournaments.
Joonas Turner, sound designer of atmospheric side-scrolling action adventure game BADLAND, is coming along to the STEAM School to tell you how he makes his games sound so good!
He'll be giving an in depth talk about video game sound design, covering topics such as:
Full of clanking gears, grinding metal and slicing blades juxtaposed with the hoots, croaks and rustling leaves of its woodland-gone-wrong setting, BADLAND’s sound design is a fiendish mix of macabre and tranquility.
This is a STEAM School workshop taking place in Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies, Room c216.
Children under 16 will need to be accompanied by a Parent or Guardian at these workshops.
Sign up for this session using the Eventbrite ticket link below.
Minority Media Inc., the team behind last year's wonderful Papo & Yo, are hard at work on their follow-up project; Silent Enemy.
Papo & Yo took the player on a journey through a child's escapist imagination when dealing with an abusive parent. Silent Enemy sees Minority tackle bullying, an issue that has affected many of their team and looks to be another deeply personal game.
Little has been heard about Silent Enemy so far, but Minority have revealed they will be continuing to tackle important issues through fantastical worlds and monstrous characters embodying the nastiest of human traits. We also know that they're moving the action from the favelas of Brazil to the snowy landscapes of Quebec.
On Wednesday 23 October, they're stopping off in the green and pleasant lands of Nottingham for GameCity 8. Aren't we lucky!
Tali Goldstein, Associate Producer at Minority Media Inc., will be here to break the silence. She'll reveal more of Silent Enemy and tell us about their unique approach to creating videogames.
Bring along your favourite classic or modern handheld, portable, and mobile gaming devices. Play and share your your favourite games. Finally accomplish some of those StreetPass tasks. Teach your friends an obscure card game. Invent a brand new playground game. The choice is yours!
Plus - Gambling Lambs’ Boardgame Library
With live music from 6.00pm-7.00pm from:
Alexa Hawksworth
Local singer songwriter Alexa Hawksworth will be singing sublime covers and original music. Be mesmerised by her brilliant and intricate acoustic guitar playing.
Direct from the brilliant minds and keyboards of Page 45:
"Wednesday 23rd October sees the launch of Mike Mignola & Duncan Fegredo’s HELLBOY MIDNIGHT CIRCUS original graphic novel (all-new material, never serialised), and Page 45 will have Duncan signing and sketching here on its very day of publication!
He will sign any and all books you bring, and sketch in one too."
Full details and links to pre-order Hellboy: Midnight Circus at Page45.com
We're incredibly excited (and a little bit terrified) to announce a pre-screening of Papa Sangre II, on the evening of Wednesday 23 October, in very spooky circumstances, in collaboration with Somethin' Else, Near Now, and Playground Publishing.
Papa Sangre II is Somethin' Else's latest audio-based horror game, published by Playground Publishing. It's the sequel to the award-winning Papa Sangre, a "videogame with no video", in which the player explores the game's environment using only binaural audio cues. It's all very technical and wonderful. And scary. Very scary.
Now, Papa Sangre is back and still very much in charge of the monster-filled afterlife in which you find yourself.
You are dead, and must hunt for memories from the deceased to get back to the other side. Trapped in the peculiar afterlife of Papa Sangre, your guide is the voice of Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones).
Death for you is just the beginning.
You can be the first to play Papa Sangre II on a midnight jaunt through one of the UK's most haunted buildings, The Galleries of Justice Museum!
To be a part of this special event you'll need to do a few things:
Minecraft is one of the most popular, acclaimed and creative videogames ever to be released. These sessions will bring you a new perspective on this amazing game. Created by the team from MinecraftEdu, an international team of educators and programmers working directly with Mojang, get ready to experience Minecraft in a whole new way!
There's LOTS more information about MinecraftEdu on their website: http://minecraftedu.com/
This is a STEAM School workshop taking place in Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies, Room c217.
Children under 16 will need to be accompanied by a Parent or Guardian at these workshops.
Sign up for this session using the ticket link below.
Games!
Talks!
Workshops!
Crafts!
Every Day!
Our flagship events venue will be hosting tons of interesting playful stuff submitted through our open platform initiative, OpenGameCity. Find it at The Creative Quarter Pop-Up Centre, 10 Fletcher Gate, Nottingham, NG1 2FS. It’s handily located just down the road from the 2 Big Screens on Old Market Square or a few short strides away from the Lace Market tram stop.
The space is going to be transformed into our very own Open Arcade and open every day of the festival – 19-26 October 2013, from 10am-5pm. You can expect games, talks, workshops, craft activities and lots more!
Exhibitors:
Castles In The Sky, The Tall Trees
Chroma, Mark Foster
Clocking Off, Table Flip Games
Clockwork Bobbins, Strange Mice
DevSoc, NTU
Meghdoot: Using new tech to tell age-old storiesOff Grid, Rich Metson
Secret Message, MultiPie
Sokobond, Alan Hazelden
Space Salvager, 2 Person Games
Still Time, Alan Zucconi
The Stanley Parable, Galactic Cafe
The Steampunk League, Dixidiasoft
Tiki Taka Soccer, panicBarn
Transport Tycoon, Appy Nation
University of South Wales: Computer Games Design Student Showcase
3-2-1-Ignition*, Ignite Futures
Suitcase Arcade, Lucky Frame
Microtowns, inPractice.org
Confetti Game Jam
A Map Of Crytek (talk)
Workshop 1 of 3.
Workshop continues Friday 25, 10.00pm-6.00pm & Saturday 26, 10am-7pm.
To celebrate the release of Papa Sangre II, Papa creators Somethin’ Else are opening up the audio engine that powers the game. Extraspecially for GameCity; developers, designers and audiophiles have the opportunity to explore the creative and technical possibilities of immersive audio for mobile.
Over course of three days, you will make a game with the Papa Engine, a powerful 3D audio engine that allows you to craft immersive environments and audio experiences in binaural sound, which appears to be coming directionally from round the player’s head.
During the jam you’ll get to know the engine with the help of its engineer and hear about some of the latest developments in audio games. Alongside this there will be an opportunity to hear from specialists in the field to feed your ideas.
Then build your own game, toy, app or audio experience with the Papa Engine. Either record your own audio or build an immersive world from existing sound libraries.
Come in a group or ask us to join you with others. Each group will need at least one iOS dev and someone who is comfortable editing sound.
Your handiwork will be showcased in a public playtest on the Saturday at Broadway as part of the closing day of the GameCity festival.
For more information, including what you'll need to bring to the workshop, FAQs, and more about Papa Sangre II please go to: papaenginejam.eventbrite.com/
After giving us a tantalising look at his progress on the Candy Box sequel we tried to convince aniwey to come to Nottingham for this year's festival. We're VERY excited that he's up for it, is taking a few days off from his studies, and will be releasing Candy Box 2 at GameCity 8!
See aniwey talk about Candy Box, Candy Box 2, and much more at:
The Council House, Thursday 24 October, 10.30am-11.30am
The Game Pad is a pop-up gaming cafe run by the folks from the awesome Alley Café, Nottingham's premier destination for tasty vegetarian and vegan food, and Serious Gamer, Nottingham's newest independent videogame shop. You can find the Serious Gamer store at Unit 25 West End Arcade, NG1 6JP.
They've teamed up to take over The Om Centre, 19 Greyhound Street, NG1 2DP. Just a few strides away from the action on the Old Market Square; it's the perfect place for a tasty snack and an afternoon of gaming goodness.
There'll be a range of retro and modern consoles to play at your leisure, with a fully stocked cafe to recharge yourself. A week of casual gameplay as well as competitive events.
Today At The Game Pad
SP East Midlands and SP Derby present Nintendo at The Game Pad.
Lots of fun and games. Apart from the normal Nintendo 3DS and 2DS StreetPass activities we also will be having lots of Nintendo related fun!
Hopefully a Wii U to play on, 3 Wii’s with Mario Kart Wii, Wii Sports and Super Smash Bros Brawl, N64 and SNES for the older ones!
Also an activity table for the little ones!
Prizes to be won!
Come down and pop in, even if just to get your StreetPass plaza growing!
Plus - Mario Kart & Super Smash Brothers Brawl tournaments.
Minecraft is one of the most popular, acclaimed and creative videogames ever to be released. These sessions will bring you a new perspective on this amazing game. Created by the team from MinecraftEdu, an international team of educators and programmers working directly with Mojang, get ready to experience Minecraft in a whole new way!
There's LOTS more information about MinecraftEdu on their website: http://minecraftedu.com/
This is a STEAM School workshop taking place in Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies, Room c217.
Children under 16 will need to be accompanied by a Parent or Guardian at these workshops.
Sign up for this session using the ticket link below.
Join us at GameCity for a game of Karaokards - the fast-paced karaoke game that's all about what you sing, not how you sing. Combine clues (suggestions like "artist begins with B", "Christmas song", "I HATE THIS SONG SO MUCH" or "90s") to come up with songs, then perform them - or join in on other people's songs - to win points. The more clues you use, the more points you get.
There's a quick briefing (plus time to grab drinks), then an hour of play. It's a game for groups, so gather some friends and sign up a team! Four people is ideal, but 3-5 is fine. You only need one booking for a team of players.
If you do well enough, we'll invite you back for the GRAND FINAL at 9pm Friday night, kicking off the One Life Left Friday night party at Spanky Van Dyke's. There'll be prizes, maybe. They won't be very good, but the glory will live on in your hearts for ever.
Sessions running throughout the day. Sign up via Eventbrite.
Back the Karaokards Kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/782536717/karaokards-a-card-game-for-people-who-love-music
Lots of games events have sessions where students get career advice from specialists in individual areas. This GameCity event will look at the actual anatomy of Crytek. It's about the nuts and bolts of how games are made, how the studio is physically arranged, how business is done and how graduates might be able to find a place within it.
Lucy Prebble has written high profile works for TV and theatre such as Secret Diary of a Call Girl, The Sugar Syndrome, ENRON, and The Effect, which is currently in production at The National Theatre, London.
Steve Gaynor is a game designer and writer who has previously worked on Bioshock 2, Bioshock 2: Minerva’s Den, and Bioshock Infinite. His new outfit, The Fullbright Company, released Gone Home in August this year to great critical acclaim. We think it’s fair to say that it’s been one of the most talked about titles of the year.
Lucy and Steve will be discussing narrative, writing for different mediums, and their own individual approaches at telling stories.
Do you like indie games? Of course you do!
How about pen and paper RPG games? You’re not sure? Well here’s your chance to find out.
Join us on the evening of Thursday 24th to help us create tales of heroism and valour! Or just failure and deceit.
There will be a collection of brilliant games on offer including Fiasco, The Quiet Year, Dog Eat Dog, Serpent’s Tooth, Lasers and Feelings, and In a Wicked Age.
The selected games are about shared story telling, creativity and a whole lot of fun. If you’ve never played a story game before then this event is designed to be your introduction.
These games will also be available to play all week, as part of Gambling Lamb’s boardgame library.
Plus – Tiny Games from Hide & Seek, a selection of playful, fun, social games to play in everyday situations. Read more about Tiny Games here.
With live music from 6.00pm-7.00pm from:
Ryan Thomas
Blues/folk from Nottingham’s Ryan Thomas.
“The sound of Bluesy folk artist Ryan Thomas will blow you away. His Seasick Steve like vocals coupled with the sound of his bling resonator guitar is a catch. A born performer, Ryan Thomas’ performance is spellbinding.” - NUSIC
Created to spark conversations about videogames outside of traditional channels and launched at GameCity6 in 2011, the GameCity Prize received international recognition – with Markus ‘Notch’ Persson’s runaway success, Minecraft, grabbing the inaugural gong. The GameCity Prize 2012 was won by thatgamecompany’s Journey. The GameCity Prize aims to explore and celebrate the very best in interactive entertainment and drive understanding and appreciation of videogames within a wider cultural context.
Minecraft is one of the most popular, acclaimed and creative videogames ever to be released. These sessions will bring you a new perspective on this amazing game. Created by the team from Minecraft EDU, an international team of educators and programmers working directly with Mojang, get ready to experience Minecraft in a whole new way!
There's LOTS more information about Minecraft EDU on their website: http://minecraftedu.com/
This is a STEAM School workshop taking place in Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies, Room c217.
Children under 16 will need to be accompanied by a Parent or Guardian at these workshops.
Sign up for this session using the ticket link below.
Games!
Talks!
Workshops!
Crafts!
Every Day!
Our flagship events venue will be hosting tons of interesting playful stuff submitted through our open platform initiative, OpenGameCity. Find it at The Creative Quarter Pop-Up Centre, 10 Fletcher Gate, Nottingham, NG1 2FS. It’s handily located just down the road from the 2 Big Screens on Old Market Square or a few short strides away from the Lace Market tram stop.
The space is going to be transformed into our very own Open Arcade and open every day of the festival – 19-26 October 2013, from 10am-5pm. You can expect games, talks, workshops, craft activities and lots more!
Exhibitors:
10 Second Ninja, Dan Pearce
Clocking Off, Table Flip Games
Clockwork Bobbins, Strange Mice
DevSoc, NTU
Dot.Stop.Run, OmNomCom
Hero Bears, Appy Nation
Meghdoot: Using new tech to tell age-old stories
Off Grid, Rich Metson and Pontus Schonberg
PlayCanvas, PlayCanvas
SMESPORT, Smestorp
Still Time, Alan Zucconi
The Stanley Parable, Galactic Cafe
The Steampunk League, Dixidiasoft
Tiki Taka Soccer, panicBarn
Voyd, Ruan Pearce-Authers and Jake Oliver
3-2-1-Ignition*, Ignite Futures
Suitcase Arcade, Lucky Frame
Microtowns, inPractice.org
Confetti Game Jam
Insane Robot Battle, Playniac
Workshop 2 of 3.
Workshop continues Saturday 26, 10am-7pm.
To celebrate the release of Papa Sangre II, Papa creators Somethin’ Else are opening up the audio engine that powers the game. Extraspecially for GameCity; developers, designers and audiophiles have the opportunity to explore the creative and technical possibilities of immersive audio for mobile.
Over course of three days, you will make a game with the Papa Engine, a powerful 3D audio engine that allows you to craft immersive environments and audio experiences in binaural sound, which appears to be coming directionally from round the player’s head.
During the jam you’ll get to know the engine with the help of its engineer and hear about some of the latest developments in audio games. Alongside this there will be an opportunity to hear from specialists in the field to feed your ideas.
Then build your own game, toy, app or audio experience with the Papa Engine. Either record your own audio or build an immersive world from existing sound libraries.
Come in a group or ask us to join you with others. Each group will need at least one iOS dev and someone who is comfortable editing sound.
Your handiwork will be showcased in a public playtest on the Saturday at Broadway as part of the closing day of the GameCity festival.
For more information, including what you'll need to bring to the workshop, FAQs, and more about Papa Sangre II please go to: papaenginejam.eventbrite.com/
The Game Pad is a pop-up gaming cafe run by the folks from the awesome Alley Café, Nottingham's premier destination for tasty vegetarian and vegan food, and Serious Gamer, Nottingham's newest independent videogame shop. You can find the Serious Gamer store at Unit 25 West End Arcade, NG1 6JP.
They've teamed up to take over The Om Centre, 19 Greyhound Street, NG1 2DP. Just a few strides away from the action on the Old Market Square; it's the perfect place for a tasty snack and an afternoon of gaming goodness.
There'll be a range of retro and modern consoles to play at your leisure, with a fully stocked cafe to recharge yourself. A week of casual gameplay as well as competitive events.
Today At The Game Pad
The amazing Oculus Rift is on show and available for you to try out!
It's FIFA Friday! Tournaments happening all day.
Minecraft is one of the most popular, acclaimed and creative videogames ever to be released. These sessions will bring you a new perspective on this amazing game. Created by the team from MinecraftEdu, an international team of educators and programmers working directly with Mojang, get ready to experience Minecraft in a whole new way!
There's LOTS more information about MinecraftEdu on their website: http://minecraftedu.com/
This is a STEAM School workshop taking place in Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies, Room c217.
Children under 16 will need to be accompanied by a Parent or Guardian at these workshops.
Sign up for this session using the ticket link below.
Join us at GameCity for a game of Karaokards - the fast-paced karaoke game that's all about what you sing, not how you sing. Combine clues (suggestions like "artist begins with B", "Christmas song", "I HATE THIS SONG SO MUCH" or "90s") to come up with songs, then perform them - or join in on other people's songs - to win points. The more clues you use, the more points you get.
There's a quick briefing (plus time to grab drinks), then an hour of play. It's a game for groups, so gather some friends and sign up a team! Four people is ideal, but 3-5 is fine. You only need one booking for a team of players.
If you do well enough, we'll invite you back for the GRAND FINAL at 9pm Friday night, kicking off the One Life Left Friday night party at Spanky Van Dyke's. There'll be prizes, maybe. They won't be very good, but the glory will live on in your hearts for ever.
Sessions running throughout the day. Sign up via Eventbrite.
Steve Gaynor, Lead Designer of Gone Home, will be the latest person to take to the GameCity stage and lead us through one of their own works. With a unique perspective into the creation of Gone Home, we’ll be getting an intimately detailed look at the game.
Gone Home is a story exploration game set in Oregon, in a deserted and unfamiliar familial mansion wayyyy back in 1995. It’s an experience rich with nostalgia - set at the height of the Riot Grrrl movement; surrounded by fanzines, band flyers, The X-Files, cassette tapes and SNES Cartridges. It tells the story of a family and their friends, their relationships with each other and with the era. It’s an unusual videogame in its storytelling ability and we think that Steve is an unusual videogame designer. Which is a very good thing. Who better to tell us all about the story of Gone Home?
Tiny Games from Hide & Seek
From 5.00pm-6:30pm join Hide&Seek for a TINY TOURNAMENT to celebrate the launch of our Tiny Games app.
Tiny Games are games with rules only a few sentences long. You play them with the world around you, using whatever location and props you have to hand - games where you watch pedestrians pace by, games where you catch a lemon in a tea towel, games where you argue,games where you make up stories, games where you try to navigate without looking down.
Over the course of an hour we'll play some Tiny Games - including a couple that were TOO FIERCE FOR APPLE or TOO HARD TO EXPLAIN IN WORDS, and didn't make it to the final app. Then we'll make up up a few new games, and run through them in a fierce knockout to find the Tiny Games Champion: winner of a thrilling prize (as long as you're thrilled by a mug or tea towel with games on, but isn't EVERYONE?)
Also, live music from 6.00pm-8.00pm, with:
Georgie Rose
A seriously talented local songwriter. With an XFM single of the week, superstar fans like Billy Bragg and KT Tunstall, and a huge local following – Georgie’s had a busy couple of years. Prepare to be awestruck!
+ Daudi Matsiko
Daudi is a member of the English/German collective High Hopes Society, compared to “Ninja Tune Stalwarts like Cinematic Orchestra or Fink” (Scrimshire).
Their aim is to combine works from various musical and visual arts into something in which creative minds can get involved. Their sound is (unsurpringly) a combination of its members’ musical backgrounds.
Tonight, appearing solo, Daudi will captivate with his sometimes delicate, sometimes epic, always amazing songs.
@hellodaudi / highhopessociety.com
If you head to the Royal Concert Hall Foyer Spaces on Saturday 26 October, between 10.00am-4.00pm, you’ll discover a bunch of Minecraft themed activities, as part of the Theatre Royal Family Open Day!
Minecraft Papercraft! Tea Party! Party Games! And More!We’ll have a stack of two-dimensional blocks that need your help turning into a 3D world. Use your papercraft skills to assemble blocks and build your own Minecraft landscape.
Celebrate the opening of the event with a Minecraft Tea Party! We’ll have Creeper cakes, themed snacks, party games, and more thanks to the brilliant Swirls Bakery!*
There will also be loads happening in the Theatre Royal on the day (from 10.00am-1.00pm); including backstage tours, face painting, panto competitions, arts and crafts and Beanbag Music Club activities!
The Theatre Royal Family open day is part of the inaugural Family Arts Festival, with events running nationally from Friday 26 October to Saturday 3 November.
For more details please visit www.familyartsfestival.comGames!
Talks!
Workshops!
Crafts!
Every Day!
Our flagship events venue will be hosting tons of interesting playful stuff submitted through our open platform initiative, OpenGameCity. Find it at The Creative Quarter Pop-Up Centre, 10 Fletcher Gate, Nottingham, NG1 2FS. It’s handily located just down the road from the 2 Big Screens on Old Market Square or a few short strides away from the Lace Market tram stop.
The space is going to be transformed into our very own Open Arcade and open every day of the festival – 19-26 October 2013, from 10am-5pm. You can expect games, talks, workshops, craft activities and lots more!
Exhibitors:
Castles In The Sky, The Tall Trees
Clocking Off, Table Flip Games
Clockwork Bobbins, Strange Mice
DevSoc, NTU
Dot.Stop.Run, OmNomCom
Off Grid, Rich Metson and Pontus Schonberg
Rotation Station & Rude Bear Radio, Vorpal Games
Secret Message, MultiPie
Space Salvager, 2 Person Games
The Stanley Parable, Galactic Cafe
The Steampunk League, Dixidiasoft
Tiki Taka Soccer, panicBarn
Voyd, Ruan Pearce-Authers and Jake Oliver
3-2-1-Ignition*, Ignite Futures
Suitcase Arcade, Lucky Frame
Microtowns, inPractice.org
Insane Robot Battle, Playniac
Workshop 3 of 3.
To celebrate the release of Papa Sangre II, Papa creators Somethin’ Else are opening up the audio engine that powers the game. Extraspecially for GameCity; developers, designers and audiophiles have the opportunity to explore the creative and technical possibilities of immersive audio for mobile.
Over course of three days, you will make a game with the Papa Engine, a powerful 3D audio engine that allows you to craft immersive environments and audio experiences in binaural sound, which appears to be coming directionally from round the player’s head.
During the jam you’ll get to know the engine with the help of its engineer and hear about some of the latest developments in audio games. Alongside this there will be an opportunity to hear from specialists in the field to feed your ideas.
Then build your own game, toy, app or audio experience with the Papa Engine. Either record your own audio or build an immersive world from existing sound libraries.
Come in a group or ask us to join you with others. Each group will need at least one iOS dev and someone who is comfortable editing sound.
TODAY: Your handiwork will be showcased in a public playtest at Broadway as part of the closing day of the GameCity festival.
For more information, including what you'll need to bring to the workshop, FAQs, and more about Papa Sangre II please go to: papaenginejam.eventbrite.com/
The Game Pad is a pop-up gaming cafe run by the folks from the awesome Alley Café, Nottingham's premier destination for tasty vegetarian and vegan food, and Serious Gamer, Nottingham's newest independent videogame shop. You can find the Serious Gamer store at Unit 25 West End Arcade, NG1 6JP.
They've teamed up to take over The Om Centre, 19 Greyhound Street, NG1 2DP. Just a few strides away from the action on the Old Market Square; it's the perfect place for a tasty snack and an afternoon of gaming goodness.
There'll be a range of retro and modern consoles to play at your leisure, with a fully stocked cafe to recharge yourself. A week of casual gameplay as well as competitive events.
Today At The Game Pad
The amazing Oculus Rift is on show and available for you to try out!
A Tony Hawks special! Tournaments happening all day.
We're not here to rally troops for a great gender war, though - this is simply a space to relax, share stories and experiences, and meet other people who share your passion for female-friendly gaming
More details on Eventbrite.THIS SONG WILL CHANGE YOUR 1UP (DJs)
DJing throughout the night in the Café Bar are local musicians and avid gamers, Matt and Pete, who play the best tunes taken from – or inspired by – their favourite video games from the last three decades. Expect bleeps, bloops, nostalgia and great music.
HAIKU SALUT
Nottingham’s only “Baroque-Pop-Folktronic-Neo-Classical-Something-Or-Other” trio. We love their dreamy & charming sounds. Their song Sounds Like There’s A Pacman Crunching Away At Your Heart is this year’s festival anthem.
www.haikusalut.com
YUNIOSHI
Local electro-rock-synth-pop superstars. A BBC Introducing ‘one to watch’ and for very good reasons. LeftLion have described them as “The perfect pop band. They’re as catchy as hell.” We’ve been promised an Arkanoid cover. WE REALLY HOPE THEY DELIVER ON THAT.
www.yunioshiblogs.wordpress.com
SCREAMING MALDINI
The Sheffield-based band have recently been pushed into the spotlight by BBC Introducing after playing a massive set at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park. They make wonderful music that’ll be a perfect crescendo as we crash to the end of GameCity 8.
www.screamingmaldini.net
(LAST)EXILE
It wouldn’t be a GameCity Nights without (LAST)EXILE. Otherwise known as Owain Davies, otherwise-otherwise known as the GameCity Nights One-Man-House-Band. Owain is a multi-instrumentalist, multitalented local DJ and producer who’ll be playing his blend of electronica, videogame remixes with a bit of Tenori-on based audience interaction thrown in, throughout the night. We’ve been told to expect a ‘Jet Set Radio Megamix’. Cue excitement!
PAT ASHE – BECOME AN ISLAND
Spoken word from our favourite purveyor of videogame culture performance art.
"Become An Island is places, cities, islands, dodgy cups of tea, broken statues and playful animals. A performance combining spoken word with Ed Key & David Kanaga’s Proteus to create a calming and playful experience. Lose yourself on an island and find yourself in the city."
Pat Ashe is a performance maker, live artist and games designer. His work blends genres, mediums and forms and has been shown at a variety of contexts. He runs Beta Public, a night for videogames and theatre designed to explore what the two mediums have in common. He is a founder member of How We Run, a performance collective of live artists and academics whose work focuses on the gap between audience and artist. He used to run We Want Your Dog, a performance night based in Winchester, showcasing both local and national talent.
thepatashe.wordpress.com / @patrickashe
CARA ELLISON – PARIS/LONDON: VIDEOGAMES IN TWO CITIES (AN ADVENTURE)
Cara writes about videogames and culture for publications like the Guardian and Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Tonight she’ll take us on a cyberpunk adventure. An audiovisual spoken word performance. A whirlwind trip between two cities putting on videogame culture events; each struggling and succeeding in their own ways.
www.caraellison.co.uk / @carachan1
C418
The man responsible for the dreamlike ambient soundscapes of Minecraft certainly isn’t a one-trick pony. He’ll be DJing and playing more of his wonderful electronica. Get caught in his swirling orchestral atmosphere of beats, bleeps, and bass.
c418.org / @C418
KOZILEK
A modern videogame soundtrack pioneer from Helsinki who’ll be ending the festival on a powerful wave of electro house. Save some energy for this! Be sure to ask him to playParanoid ;)
kozilek.com / @kozilekmusic
GAMES
A line-up of some of our favourite and most spectacular multiplayer, party, and art games (which we’ll be announcing here really soon).
AND MORE!
Interactive visuals, live art and more happening across the venue.
£5 tickets for entry to The Space will be on sale throughout the festival week. More news on where and when to grab them coming soon.
Entry is 18+. Please bring I.D. to ensure entry.
Come down and wow the crowds on DJ Hero or sit back, relax and check out our resident DJ showing you how to do it for real on the 1′s and 2′s
This is the final event from The Game Pad in conjunction with Alley Cafe Bar & Serious Gamer.
For more details, join the Facebook Event.